KEN WILLIAMS·1922

Nineteen twenty-two belonged to Ken Williams. For the St. Louis Browns he hit .332 with thirty-nine home runs, one hundred fifty-five ribbies, and thirty-seven steals — power and wheels in the same laundry, an early thirty-thirty shape that made the American League keep count. One hundred ninety-four hits. One hundred twenty-eight runs. The bat didn't ask permission. The three frames ahead keep the thirty-nine year rolling.

39 HOMERS

Thirty-nine home runs for St. Louis — the loudest Brownie summer of the decade.

30-30 CLUB

Thirty-nine bombs and thirty-seven steals — early thirty-thirty shape in plain flannel.

155 RBI

One hundred fifty-five ribbies — the counting year the American League couldn't ignore.

Ken Williams, St. Louis AL (baseball). Bain News Service. Library of Congress LCCN 2014715000. Public domain.